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Thomas Merton, religious name M. Louis, was an American Trappist monk, theologian, mystic, poet, and social activist. He was a professed member of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown,
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Corpus Christi Church, W. 121st St., where Merton first attended Mass
Thomas Merton's hermitage at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani
The grave of Thomas Merton. His grave marker reads "Fr. Louis Merton, died Dec. 10, 1968".
The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani is a Catholic monastery in the United States near Bardstown, Kentucky, in Nelson County. The abbey is part of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, bet
Thomas Merton
…10, 1968), religious name M. Louis, was an American Trappist monk, theologian, mystic, poet, and social activist. He was a professed member of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, living there from 1941 to his death. Merton wrote more than 50 books in a period of 27 years, mostly on spirituality, social…
The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani
Monks at the monastery
Farm fields of Gethsemani
Gardens entrance gate.